My Baby and Me

So yesterday morning after I drop my son off at school, my baby and I (and our dog) head out to a local area where I like to go walking. I am determined to stay on top of my "cardio" (if you wanna call it that), and early morning is always best.

For some reason, the sidewalks and grass are quite wet in some places, and my little one soon discovers the joys of riding her bike through puddles. What she doesn't realize (or probably care much about, not having to do the laundry yet), is the faster you go, the more dirty water gets sprayed on your behind and your pant legs. But she is eating it up. She pedals as fast as she can on to the next puddle, and up ahead I can hear her little voice calling out "That was AWESOME!" She returns again and again to the biggest puddle she can find to enjoy her newest outdoor experience.

I loved every minute of it.

I watched her indulge in such a simple pleasure and it took me back to that first time when we all figured out how cool it was to go flying through a big old puddle and watch the water spray around our legs. We didn't care if we all looked like a bike had ridden up our backsides and down our legs either. And then we learned how to bend our knees and pull our legs up near the handlebars as the pedals spun around by themselves. Yup, she figured that out too.

It's the simple moments in life....